Matthew Bonn

    Matthew is an International Board member with International Network of Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users, a knowledge translator for the Dr. Peters Centre and a harm reduction knowledge broker. He was previously the program manager with the Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs.

    Matthew’s freelance writing has appeared in publications including The ConversationDoctors Nova Scotia, Policy Options and The Coast. He was also on the 64th Canadian delegation to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs. He is a current drug user and a formerly incarcerated person.

    Ontario’s Unconscionable Supervised Consumption Sites Shutdown

    On December 2, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, passed a law that will ...

    To Me, International Drug Users Day Should Mean Pride

    International Drug Users Day, marked on November 1, is very near and dear to my ...

    I Just Overdosed Again. This Time, It Was Different. 

    I’ve been using drugs—opioids, stimulants and many others—on and off for basically my whole ...

    Europe Faces Potential Transformation of Its Drug Supply

    In North America, fentanyl and other potent synthetic drugs in the supply have been ...

    Protonitazepyne and Medetomidine? More Unfamiliar Drugs in Our Supply

    North America’s unregulated drug supply has grown ever more unpredictable, which often means deadly. ...

    “Another Dimension”—OD Deaths Fall Sharply in Areas Close to SCS

    Safe consumption sites don’t just protect people from fatal overdose within their walls, suggests ...